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WORKING GLASSES ATTENTION.

We are nav prepared to furnish all clssses,
with employment AZ home. the whole OF the
time, or TOR their spare nulnents. Business
new, light and prOhtab!.. Persons or either
sex easily earn from '@reuf> e, $1W per even,
their time To the busiDes. Ih,ys and girls earn
readily as much as men. That all who sec
this may send their address, andtest the ous-
mess, we make this oficr. To such an are
NOT well satisfied We will send one dollar to
nay for the trnuble of writing. Full pArticu
lars and outii free. Address GEoRoe SrIN
SON 4 Co, Portland. Muln~.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-08
Care OF House Plants.

House plants which have been kept
watered while dormant through win
ter months often fail to start we'll in
spring because deleterions funeoid
growths have occupied the soil-fnd-
ing it's damp, cool, still condition suit
able to them-and it is then said to
be sour, rs it usually is. Even mild
acids are poisonous to plants when
absorbed by the roots. Unhealthy
color and slow development OF the
leaves are indications OF the injury.
The course usually recommended is to
repot in fresh soil, but this Is trouble
some and a great check to the plants.
NJ. Willermoz says that hot water
poured through the soil freely until 1t
seems sensibly brown will destroy and
wash out all the evil. The water can
be safely used mt the stated scalding
temperature 145deg. AS Ihaveprov.
ed by trial; the earth should be well
loosed before applying it. This very
easy and harmless method is worthy
OF trial. The roasting or otherwise
thorough heating OF soil intended for
window planting OF seeds is an ex-
cellent precautionary preparation.
N. Y. Tribune.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-08
A Ten Years Enmity Ends in
Murder.

From the New York Sun.
A London financial journal just re-
ceived here contains news OF the
shooting in the Transvaal country OF
South Africa of X. Hobbs, mining
prospector, by Jefferson McClelland
on March "a last. Every one who has
any acquaintance among the pioneers
OF the Pacific slope will remember
these two men. For a quarter OF
century they figured in the history OF
those momentous times out in Cali
fornia, and "Cld G. X" especially, as
Hobbs was Familiarity known, played
q somewhat prominent part in many
OF the big deals. McClelland was con-
sidered the best mining expert on the
Comstock lode. The news OF his kill
ing Hobbs recalls q circumstance
that makes q romance OF the event.
More than ten years ago McClelland
had O dispute with Hobbs over a
stock speculation, which resulted in an
understanding that the quickest man
with his pistol would be the only sur
vivor il they should ever meet. Both
men were livingin San Francisco then.
but Hobbs drifted East and settled
down in this city. From here he went
to London a couple OF years ago. and
was employed last winter to look into
some mining property In the Trans
vaal country for a London syndicate.
How jeff" McClelland came to go
there too is not known, but one OF
his friends here says that he went to
Australia a few years ago, and he
probably drifted thence to South
Africa. The two men thus went
around the world in opposite direc-
tions, and, ten years after their quar-
rel, met as superintendents OF adjoin.
ing properties in that dreary country.
The immediate result was the death
OF Hobbs. McClelland fired the only
shot, and it went right through his
opponents heart.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-08

ter covers two and hall octaves, the
extreme notes OF which arc reached
with an ease and smoothness that
make the effort OF performers on the
flute, flaeeolet, cornet and piccolo ap.
pear strained in comparison. Her
tones are 80 rich that full orchestral
accompaniment only adds to the
pleasure she gives. AS our readers
will surmise, she finds her accomplish
ment n profitable one. 1t is 80 be.
cause in her chosen vocation she sur
passes everybody else. In order TO
become still more skillful, she will
shortly 60 to Europe to whistle and
study. There are other women
whlsters but she is the best OF them
all, and her superiority has won for
her success.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-08
Turpentine Farming.

Finding myself in the pine-region OF
southeast Georgia, and thinking that
some information on the subject
above named may not prove unin-
teresting to your readers, will en-
deavor to tell to them that which
has been impaired to me by those
thoroughly conversant with the whole
business. i.
A turpontine-farm consists OF from
five to forty crops OF ten thousand
five hundred boxes each. The
work is sometimes carried on by the
owners OF pine-iorests themselves;
again, the trees are eased out Tor a
number OF years, two or three
being about the limit. Negro labor
is principally employed in this
section. The work commences in
November, when the boxing OF
the trees begins. The boxes. which
are cut sloping back into the trees
about foot from the ground, meas
ure three inches back at bottom. Jour
deep, and about seventeen in length.
In March they are cornered; that IS, a
chip is taken of on both sides just
above the ends OF the boxes. Next
the faces for dripping are cut V-shape
between and above the places chalked.
The number OF faces on each tree de-
ponds upon it's size, varying from one
to three. Besides the original cutting
on the faces, the trees are hacked once
a week during the dripping season with
peculiarly shaped knife suited to
the purpose. The hacking increases
the length OF the faces. as one or two
inches OF bark are taken of above each
time.
The dipping OF the crude into bar.
rels begins about the middle oil March,
and the boxes are emptied seven or
eight times during the season. They
hold from one to two quarts each,
and from 10000 boxes 210 barrels
are considered fair, $50 a fine yield.
The first years dripping is called '.vir.
GIN" the second "yearlino," and all
other "old stuff" From eight barrels
OF crude they get two of spirits OF tut-
pentine. and five to five and hall Of
resin. OF the latter there are several
grades: w. W., "water-white;" w. G.,
''window-glass;" NJ, next highest, and
so on up the alphabet, but down in
uuality, to A, the letter J being omit
ted. The first drippings, il not scorch'
ed in boiling, make beautifully white.
transparent resin; hence the name
'watef-white" The crude producing
tins can never be obtained from the
trees after the first months running
that for w. g., "windowFlass," pos
sibly. into July or August.-L. w. Ro-
barts, in Popular Science Monthly.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-08

il carpets are badly infested they
should be taken up and beaten and
swept thoroughly. Before relaying,
scrub the floor with hot water, getting
plenty OF it in seams and crev.
ices. Give the floor time to dry, and
then with feather or small brush
smear kerosene under the base-boards
and in the cracks. Place all around
the edges strip OF tarred paper, or
heavy paper soaked in melted tallow,
either OF which will prevent the insects
from getting underneath the edges,
where the destruction general begins:
If their ravages are just beginning, and
the carpet does not otherwise need
taking up, put O. wet cloth over the
spots infested, and press heavily with
a very hot iron. The steam thus driv.
EN- through the carpet will destroy all
eggs and larve.-Rural New Yorker.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-08
Bother.
New York Herald OF Health.

New York Herald OF Health.
One OF the saddest facts in connec-
ton with the lives OF the people OF
America is that they don't want to
bother" That is to say, they don't
want to spare time enough for any.
thing but money-making and amuse-
ment. The house which Nature has
provided is neglected in order to save
enough money to put into house"
which has been built with hands.
Sleep is neglected 30 that a personal
appearance may be made at some
social gathering. Digestion isdisturb-
ed because there is no time to be SPAR
ed SO that the machinery OF the body
may have a chance to perform its
work. Bathing is neglected because,
for lack OF more forcible reason.
such men and women have lived to
old age without it. "Too much troub-
le to bother" when the body does not
cry aloud for attention. When 1t
does it is too late. The man whose
teeth Go not trouble him would look
upon it as a prodigal waste OF time to
20 to a dentist and have them clean
ed. He has brush and powder, and
these suffice, he thinks, for all that is
required. He doesn't know that the
hard substance which iorms. around
his teeth is tartar and that the teeth
are in danger OF permanent injury
when it is permitted to remain. Be
cause 'it IS too much troubleto both.
err" the house Of clay, which might be
made to grow IN beauty" accum-
lates the materials Of decay.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-08
A Woman Whistler.
A whistling girl and a growing hen
Will never come TO any good end.

A whistling girl ana Growing mem
Will never come TO any good end.
Notions about what is proper fol
women to do have changed slightly
since the couplet quoted accurately
expressed the popular opinion OF Q
whistlinegirl. Mrs. Alice ]. Shaw began
whistling when she was q girl and late
ly she whistled for an hour at the
White House at the express invita-
ton OF Mrs. Cleveland. She has also
whistled at private entertainments
given by Mrs. Depew and Mrs. Van
derbilt in New York and she has en-
Raeements as far ahead as July.
The woman suffraQists will find II
her case another example OF woman
who has surpassed the men in an &C
complishment which even to the pres
ent time has been regarded as the ex
elusive property oil the male sex Mrs
Shaw is an artist at whistlinE. Sh'
whistles only classic music. Her regis
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-08

Welding shucks as they trampled them
down in the pens. The master OF the
house, and generally the ladies and
some OF the neighborng planters,
would assemble at little distance
and enjoy the corn shucking and the
wild songs quite as much as the ne.
yroes. At length the pile would grow
so small that the laborers would strike
up their Supper song"
o. forty weight or Johnny cakt,
An fifty weight er cheese,
An er big pot err hominy,
N er littlh pot or pease.
o, Jenny, amt 20 ash cake done, my
deah?
AMI went to dc rivah,
An / couldn't git ercross,
An give i've dollahs TO n ole blind boss.
o, Jenny, amt 20 ash cake done, my
da lin?
Jenny, amt yo' ash cake done, my
deah?
Big ole buzza'd or fyin by;
Sezee, "Ole man, yo' hoss'll dis'
An eli o dies III tan is skin,
N II he lives I'll ride i'm ergin.
o, Jenny, amt yo' ash cake done, my
da linz
emmy, amt yo ash cake done, my
deah,
Sol my boss in Tennessee,
N his jawbone come back to me,
An de Jaw bone popped M de marrer flew
Highs my head, an higher too.
o, Jenny, amt yo' ash cake done, my
da linz
Jenny, amt yo' ash cake done, my
deah2
There would be O scramble for the
fast ear, and when it was stripped OF
it's husk and tossed on the pile they
would make a rush for the master,
and, lifting him, willing captive, to
their shoulders, they would carry him
all around the corn pile, sin ying, yell
ing, dancing, and laughing until they
were tired out.
'Treat, boss, treat" would then be
the cry, and the old brown jug would
be passed, and long and deep were the
draughts they made.
Under the shadow OF the great hon
ey locust trees long tables were set and
heaped and piled in prcdigal hospital
ity were the homey viands OF the
plantations, with a generous share oil
the "knicknacks" and-goodies OF the
white folks table.
"Quit dar, now. AK de blessin,
Pepper joe" and then the venerable
supernumerarywould take his place at
the head of the table:
"Good Lo'd mex us tankfu' TO wot
we bout to receive, an Dress de miss
is an de massa an all yo' chillen, TO-
Christ's sake, amen"
Then there was such a chatter OF
knives and forks and such merry peals
OF laughter that one unacquainted
with the state OF affairs could never
have dreamed that they were slaves.
Supper over, the darkeys would as
assemble in the front yard, and after
n few songs and dances they would
dispense, and their mellow voices
could be heard for long distance as
they tramped homeward through the
woods.
Such was an old.time corn shucking,
now grown almost obsolete in the
SOUTH"
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went on. OHdllcy Oh"hSSN "AS ~~-ri
and alter he had sung each stanza,
with the aid OF a few voices, the crowd
would Join in the refrain, and it sound
ed as ii one voice, so true was the har'
mony and natural unison.
jaw bird died wild the whoopin' cough,
Sparrer died wild de collie.
Long come er frog wild a fiddle on is oacf
During de way to do iroic.
Then came the refrain:
o, can't git erlong wild err hog eye,
Cam git erlong wild er hog eye,
Can't git erlons wid er hog eye gal,
An can't git erlong wild er hog eye.
Gated Miss Sue to de ball las night,
Sot 'er down 10 suppah,
She tainted n ovah de table fell
An stuck 'er nose in de buttah.
Can't git erlong wild er hog eye,
Can't git erlong wild err hog eye,
Can't Git erlong wild er hog eye gal,
An can't git eilong wild er hog eye.
Sent To- de 1octah to iotch err to,
An he WAS sumpin latah,
She stuck er turkey bone n err eye,
N got choke to deal on er tatah.
Can't git erl ,ng wild er hog eye,
Can / git erlong wild er hog eye,
Cant get erlOug wild er hog eye gal,
An / can't ct er long wiu er hog eye.
Asthehilf grew smaller the exertiont
were redoubled. Boys too small TO
shuck corn were busted with baskets
carrying the shucks TO the tall raj
pens. and many we're the wrestlin,
matches they would have among the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01
PIE AZ SONALS.

A. H. Reed, of Glencoe, is in the city.
j. H. Law, of Fargo, Is at the Clarendon.
T. G. Connors. of Duluth, is at the Claren-
don.
F. L. Murray, of Duluth. is stopping at the
Ryan.
E. A. James, Of Mortified. is at the Clar-
endon.
0oeMrs. L. s. Sherwood, of Winnipeg, is at the
Windsor 1s:yN
q, Maj. G. E. Head, OF the U. s. A. was at the
Ryan yesterday.
e c. 81. Sibley, of Sioux Falls, was at the Mer
chants yesterday.
Frank Callaghan, of Louisville, KY is stop-
ping at the Ryan.
The Carleton College Glee club was at the
Windsor yesterday.
]. S. Grandy, of St. Thomas, was at the
Merchants yesterday.
j. H. Spencer. of Saltwater, was a guest at
the Merchants yesterday.
H. C. Beard and wife, of Aberdeen, were at
the Merchants yesterday.
A. R. Gates, Helena, Mont, took quarters
at the Merchants yesterday.
L. H. Moore, Pipestone, and Rev. M. Con-
nelly, River Falls, Wis, are at the Windsor
Joseph keenan, and j. D. Sheedy, Austin,
and John A. Gilman, Morris, MINI. are at
the Windsor.
Mrs. Alex Griggs. of Grand Forks, wife of
the railroad commissioner, was registered at
the Merchants yesterday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01
AMUSEME EMIT NOTES.

The large audiences which nightly crowd
the Grand opera house to witness Lawrence
Rarrett's performaDbe OF ''Rienzi is trb-
ute to the culture of St. Paul people, It is
an evidence that the play-goers of this city
are appreciatve of fine dramatic work. The
audiences grow with each nights perform
ance.
The sale of seats for Annie Pixley's engage
ment next week begins this morning at the
box office of the Grand. Miss Pixley plays
1.-The Deacon's Daughter and ''M'liss" dur
ing her engagement here. 1.-THE Deacon 5
Daughter" is a new play ard is spoken of by
the Eastern press in exalted terms. 1t is a
comedy from the pen of A. c..
Gunther, and is genially humorous produc-
ton, bringing in vivid contrast the bright and
loyabe character of Ruth, the deacon's
daughter, ana her stearn parents and kins-
folk. The deacon's daughter has become an
actress unbeknown to her friends in order to
make money for the purpose of raising a
mortgage on the fathers estate. The en-
deavor to conceal her vocation from her kins-
folk, through fears of their unfounded preju-
dice, results in many amusing complications,
intermfngled with many q delicate bit of
pathos. The role is said to be admirably
suited to Miss Pixley's abilities. 1t is replete
with bright music and original songs.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01

Northern Pacific people regarding park mat
ters and TO arrange regarding the operation
of the hotel next summer. Several improve
ments will be made and an eye kept to tho
better accommodation OF guests. 1t is an-
ticipated that the number of sojourners in the
park during the summer will be larger than
any season since the hotel was constructed
and this in spite of the interstate commerce
bill that prohibits Discrimination in rates.
rs
1t is amusing to watch the men who have
lived more or less at the Merchants during
the past fifteen years. walk up to Col. Allen
with long-drawn faces and utter their regrets
that he is so soon TO leave the house, and then
it is equally amusing to watch their. faces
light up with pleasure when the colonel gives
their hands hearty squeeze, and, with a
smile on his face, says:
II amt going to leave this house No, sir,
propose to live right here. 1t would be
pretty tough to drive man from his home
at my time of life. | shall be right here and
get around among you fellows just the
setpa
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01
AN ARMY At WORK.
The Stock Yards sat South ST. PAT
About the Liveliest Place i'm Ill

The Stock Yards at South ST. Paul
About the Liveliest Place i'm the
CITY.
Anybody who has not visited the stock
yards in South st. Paul within the past
month will be surprised to see the change
that has taken place in that quarter. Ev-
erywhere may be seen men with teaps fill
ing in the ground either for new buildings
or for side tracks. About $50 men are now
at work on the foundations of the beef and
pork packing houses. Work is being pushed
rapidly on the new stock exchange, all the
men being worked that can be handled to
advantage. The elevator and feeding
houses have been finished for some time.
and all OF the buildings under contract must
be gniShed by Aug. Is. There will be in
all about twenty miles of side track in the
yards, five miles of which have been already
laid. The cattle and sheep pens. contracts
for which have just been let will require
about 2, $50, 600 feet of lumber. Men are now
at work laying the sewer and water pipes
for these pens, and the contract calls for
5000 feet of each. Contracts have been
already let for S700, 900 worth Of work, to
be completed between now and Aug. Is.
A great deal of this money will be expended
in grading and filling, but there will be a
number of new buildings OH which work
has not yet begun. About seven hundred
men are now at work on the various con-
tracts in and about the yards, and within
two weeks fully l 800 men will be employed.
1t Is not an easy matter to get men just
now, and all who apply are pretty apt to
get job of some sort.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01

ers of the st. Paul Roller Mill company at
Grove City. Plaintiff charges the tele-
graph company with negligence through it's
operator, thus enabling the fraud TO be ac
complished.
COURT NOTES.
Commissioner McCafferty yesterday bound
over TO the June term of the United States
court at Winona William Jones, Stephen
Stokes, Matthew Stokes and Ezra Wickwire,
all of Gordon. Todd county, charged with
stealing government timber
Action to compel the plat commission of
Ramsey county TO correct an error in the
title of certain lands adjacent to the city,
known as Richard Marvin's addition, is
brought by Bernard Kuh.
Judge Kelly decided in favor of plaintiff in
the case of Sarah j. Manton VS.. Alfred j
Hill, an actian to quiet title to lot 5, block 100
West ST. Paul addition.
Frank Mclaughlin, alias Daniel Long, was
held to the grand jury yesterday for stealing
Inspector Hays coat from the custom house
f. Sabledowsky has sued James Burke to
recover $500, with interest, upon promissory
notes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01
!, THE OLD METROPOLITAN.
Some OF the Owners Want Re.
Seetverto Sell the III otel and Divide
the Proceeds. Fraud by Tetegraph.

Some OF the Owners Want Re.
SeeIverto Sell the III otel and Divide
the Proceedss-Frand By Telegraph.
Action for partition of interests in the
Metropolitan hotel was commenced by o.
o. Cullen ct al, yesterday. against John
harrington ct al. The object Is to secure
an order from the court for the sale OF the
hotel and division of the proceeds. Far
rington owns about one-fourth interest de-
rived from the old Culver estate. Accord
ing to the complaint the building and real
estate are worth $4,000. AT present it is
occupied only by q Waterman, and its
rental yields but $40 per month, while the
building is in constant need of repairs. bur-
dened with heavy taxes, and the interests
Of the various joint owners are so small
and their opinions so diverse that it
is impossible to put the property to any
profitable use. AS hotel, it can be sold
only as one piece of property. The taxes
Oh city assessments for public improve
ments, and the taxes for 1885 and 1886 on
their share of the property have been paid
by the plaintiffs. A receiver to sell and
divide the proceeds is asked for.
THE WESTERN UNION INVOLVED.
A very interesting suit has been COM
menced by Thomas w. McCord, of Mime
cover $1,000 with interest. In his COM
plant he sets forth that on Feb. /, a
fraudulent message. purporting to be sent
by Dudley & Co., OF Grove City, MINI,
was received by defendant and accordingly
delivered to the plaintiff. MeCord. oil ev-
ing the message to be genuine, comp led
with its terms and sent $1,000 to Dude Y
& Co. by the American Express company.
But in reality the message had been
sent by Albert j. Swanson, agent
of the American Express company
at Grove City, and when. as such
agent. he received the money addressed to
Dudley & CO., he appropriated it to his own
Use. The charge in the complaint is that
through the carelessness and negligence of
the defendant telegraph company's en-
p!oyes they accepted the message which
they knew to be fraudulent. Mr.. McCord
/ never received back one cent of the money,
Very similar IL the complaint filed yester-
day of the st. Paul Roller Mill company,
also against the Western Union. to recover
S2. 900. which the same Swanson, at Grove
City. the American Express agent, appro-
priated. Dudley & Co. are the wheat buy